Months after he was shot multiple times on the Southwest Side, Chicago rapper King Louie is set to appear in the Season 2 premiere of VH1's "Black Ink Crew: Chicago."

"I just got the bullet removed out of my head, so I'm groovy. I got shot seven times, but the one in my head hurt it the least," King Louie says in a sneak peek of the episode, scheduled to air 8 p.m. Monday. "I was just glad everybody prayed for me and the prayers worked, man."

The rapper, who is often credited with coining the term "Chiraq," was shot in December 2015 while sitting in a vehicle in the Ashburn neighborhood. He visits the 9Mag Tattoo Studio in Pilsen and chats with shop owner Ryan Henry in the "Black Ink Crew: Chicago" season premiere.

"Having to deal with losing my sister from gun violence, I truly respect Louie for being a rapper, you know, using his voice to help," Henry said. Henry's sister Nova and her 10-month-old daughter Ava, with former Bulls player Eddy Curry, were shot and killed in their South Loop home in 2009. Chicago attorney Frederick Goings was convicted of the fatal shootings in 2013.

The second season of "Black Ink Crew: Chicago," which follows the drama of the 9Mag crew, is scheduled to kick off Monday with a two-episode premiere. VH1 representatives promise this season will feature the reveal of a secret love child, an unexpected relationship that causes a divide within the shop and "even more drama from the streets of America's roughest city."